•Blessing CEO in court The Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, has fixed June 9, 2026, to rule on the bail application of self-styled relationship therapist Blessing Nkiruka Okoro, popularly known as Blessing CEO, who is standing trial over an alleged ₦36 million property fraud. Justice Deinde Dipeolu fixed the date after hearing submi...
•Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State Private schools have been shut across Oyo in solidarity over abducted pupils and teachers. The closure was coordinated by the Coalition of Private Schools in Oyo State, which also organised a special prayer session for the safe return of the abductees, reports The Guardian. The coalition comprises the Nation...
•Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has imposed a statewide night-time ban on commercial motorcycle operations in the state, barring okada riders from operating between 10:30 p.m. and 5:30 a.m. as part of a broader security crackdown aimed at curbing criminal activities and enhancing public safety. The restri...
•Emir Muhammad Samaila Mera The Emir of Argungu, Alhaji Muhammad Samaila Mera, has called on his subjects to legally acquire weapons to protect their communities against persistent attacks by bandits. He also urged communities in the emirate to remain vigilant and take proactive measures against terrorists and criminal elements that often inva...
•Terrorists The North-West Youth Unity Forum (NYUF) has called on the Federal Government to adopt decisive and strategic measures to tackle the worsening security situation across northern Nigeria. The group also issued a 30-day ultimatum to the federal government to address the persistent insecurity ravaging the region, warning that it would ...
•Boko Haram terrorists Suspected Boko Haram insurgents have reportedly attacked a Nigerian Army base along the Mandara–Buratai Road in Borno State, leaving at least eight soldiers feared dead and several others injured. The assault was said to have targeted a position of the 162 Battalion today. Military sources said the attackers struck aroun...
The Anambra State government today arraigned eight pastors alleged to be fake before a High Court sitting in Awka. They were alleged to have violated the state’s Homeland Security Law, 2025. They were brought before the court by operatives of the state security outfit, Agunechemba, led by Special Adviser to the Governor on Security, Ken [&hell...
•Sowore, DSS and Tinubu The publisher of Sahara Reporters and activist Omoyele Sowore, today indicated his readiness to represent himself in court pending reconstitution of a new legal team in the ongoing alleged cyberbullying charge. Sowore told Justice Mohammed Umar of the Federal High Court in Abuja shortly after the case was called to open...
•Senator Babafemi Ojudu and bandits A former Special Adviser on Political Matters to the President, Senator Babafemi Ojudu, has said that Nigeria’s worsening insecurity requires urgent and innovative solutions, arguing that elected leaders cannot excuse poor performance by blaming problems inherited from previous administrations. Speaking toda...
•Protesters against the kidnappings The United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Mohamed Malick Fall, has called for the immediate and safe release of schoolchildren and teachers abducted in recent attacks in Oyo and Borno states. Fall made the call after meeting with a delegation from the National Safe Schools Response...
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